In the Italian capital Rome, mobility can be a challenging experience for people with disabilities. Under the current legislation dating back to 1986, Italian municipalities are obliged to remove all architectural barriers – but less than 5 per cent of them have actually done so. People with reduced mobility are often the first ones to pay the price; not lease because of obstacles but also for the city’s waste management problems with rubbish often getting in the way as they try to move around. The world’s cycling nation: How the Netherlands redesigned itself as a country fit for bikesRome’s n…
